FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING,
AUGUST 2-5, 2015–SANIBEL HARBOUR RESORT & SPA, FT. MYERS FLORIDA
DAILY SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS AND FUNTIONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ndMeeting/Function / Time / Room / Location
Office / 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Cypress
Registration / 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Registration Desk
Presentation Collection – Slide Preview / 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Jasmine
Poster Display Set-UP / 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Caloosa B
Executive Board Meeting / 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM / Orchid
MONDAY, AUGUST 3rd
Meeting/Function / Time / Room / Location
Continental Breakfast / 7:00 AM – 7:55 AM / Everglades Foyer
Registration Continued / 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Registration Desk
Presentation Collection – Slide Preview / 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Jasmine
Welcoming Remarks / Cindy McKenzie / 8:00 AM – 8:10 AM / Everglades A&B
Presidential Address / Cindy McKinzie / 8:10 AM – 8:30 AM / Everglades A&B
International Congress of Entomology 2016 / Alvin Simmons / 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM / Everglades A&B
2015 Pioneer Lecture / 8:40 AM – 9:20 AM / Everglades A&B
FES Business Meeting / 9:25 AM – 10:25 AM / Everglades A&B
Coffee Break / 10:30 AM –10:55 AM / Everglades Foyer
Graduate Student Luncheon – with Pioneer Lecturer / 12:15 PM -1:15 PM / Island Room
Student Competition: Ph.D. / 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM / Everglades A
Coffee break / 3:00 PM- 3:15 PM / Everglades Foyer
Student Competition: M.Sc. / 4:00 PM-5:00 PM / Everglades B
Poster Session – Authors present 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM / 1:30 AM – 5:45 PM / Caloosa B
Mixer Social / 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM / Island Room & Terrace
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4th
Meeting/Function / Time / Room / Location
Past President’s Breakfast / 7:00 AM / Restaurant
Continental Breakfast / 7:30 AM – 8:25 AM / Everglades Foyer
Registration Continued / 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Registration Desk
Presentation Collection – Slide Preview / 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Jasmine
Poster Session – Authors present 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM / 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM / Caloosa B
Symposium: Management of Thrips and Tospoviruses in Florida: Emerging and Long Term Concerns / 8:10 AM – 12:00 PM / Everglades A
Symposium: Unique Application Methods to Control Insect Pests / 8:25 AM – 11:45AM / Everglades C
Submitted PapersSession 1 / 8:45 AM – 11:45PM / Caloosa A
Coffee Break / 10:0oAM –10:30AM / Everglades Foyer
Awards Luncheon / 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM / Island Room
Nan-Yao Su Symposium:Accomplishments and Impact of Nan-Yao Su on Termite Research and Control: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Commercial Launch of the Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System / 2:05 PM – 4:30 PM / Everglades A
Symposium: Mosquito Control in Florida / 2:05 PM – 4:30 PM / Everglades C
Submitted Papers Session 2 / 2:05 PM – 4:50 PM / Caloosa A
Coffee Break / 3:00 PM – 3:35 PM / Everglades Foyer
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6th
Meeting/Function / Time / Room / Location
Registration Continued / 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM / Registration Desk
Continental Breakfast / 7:30 AM – 8:25 AM / Everglades Foyer
Symposium: Symposium: Management of Fall Armyworm / 8:55 AM – 11:45 PM / Everglades A
Symposium: Whiteflies: Developing Management Solutions for Globally Invasive Pests / 8:55 AM – 11:45PM / Everglades C
Poster Session – Continued / 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM / Caloosa B
Coffee Break / 10:0o AM -10:30 AM / Everglades Foyer
Whitefly In-Service Training / 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM / Orchid/Caloosa A
PROGRAM
98th ANNUAL MEETING of the
FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
August 2- 5, 2015 – Ft. Myers, FL
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ndTime / Meeting/Function / Room / Location
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Office / Cypress
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Registration / Registration Desk
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Presentation Collection – Slide Preview / Jasmine
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM / Poster Display Set-UP / Caloosa B
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM / Executive Board Meeting / Orchid
MONDAY, AUGUST 3rd
Time / Meeting/Function / Room / Location
7:00 AM – 7:55 AM / Continental Breakfast / Everglades Foyer
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Registration Continued / Registration Desk
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Presentation Collection – Slide Preview / Jasmine
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM / Welcoming Remarks / Cindy McKenzie / Everglades A&B
8:10 AM – 8:30 AM / Presidential Address / Cindy McKenzie
Moving FES into the 21st Century / Everglades A&B
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM / International Congress of Entomology 2016 / Alvin Simmons / Everglades A&B
8:40 AM – 9:20 AM / 2015 Pioneer Lecture: Professor Margaret Collins, 2015 Pioneer Awardee
Vernard Lewis, University of California Berkeley, College of Natural Resources, Richmond, CA 94804 / Everglades A&B
9:25 AM – 10:25 AM / FES Business Meeting / Everglades A&B
10:30 AM –10:55 AM / Coffee Break / Everglades Foyer
1:30 AM – 5:45 PM / Poster Session 1 – Authors present 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM. Posters should be no more than 35 inches wide and 44 inches long. / Caloosa B
DSP-1 / Genetic Assay for Distinguishing Native and Imported Fire Ant Species
David C. Cross and Michael A. Caprio
Dept. of Biochemistry, Mol. Biol, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State Univ.
100 Old Hwy 12, Miss. State, MS 39762;
DSP-2 / Evaluating mustard and arugula plant volatiles and refuge plants for sustainable control of insect pests
Jesusa C. Legaspi, Neil Miller, Lambert Kanga, Muhammad Haseeb
USDA-Agricultural Research Service-CMAVE /Florida A&M University-Center for Biological Control
6383 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32308;
DSP-3 / Nesidiocoris tenuis (Heteroptera: Miridae) forControl Silverleaf Whitefly in Tomato
Jose A. Castillo, Amy Roda and Philip A. Stansly
¹University of Florida – IFAS-SWFREC, Immokalee, Florida 34142;
DS
DSP-4 / Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism of the Weevil Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Justin George and Stephen L. Lapointe
USDA-ARS, USHRL, 2001 South Rock Road, Fort Pierce 34953;
DSP-5 / Variability in leaf damage among cultivars of lychee, host of Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall adults
Nancy D. Epsky, Jerome Niogret, Micah A. Gill and Paul E. Kendra
USDA/ARS, SHRS, 13601 Old Cutler Rd.Miami, FL 33158;
DSP-6 / Enrichment Of Α-Copaene Content Results in Improved Lure for Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus glabratus(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
Paul E. Kendra, Wayne S. Montgomery, Mark A. Deyrup, and David Wakarchuk
USDA-ARS, SHRS, 13601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami, FL 33158;
DSP-7 / Silk Fly Electroantennography, A Crucial Step For Semiochemical Investigations
David Owens, Gregg Nuessly, Paul Kendra, Dfkshina Seal, Thomas Colquhoun, and Daniel Hahn
University of Florida - IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center,
3200 E.Palm Beach Rd, Belle Glade, FL
DSP-8 / Stink Bugs in Florida Rice
Ron Cherry and Mike Karounos.
Everglades Research & Education Center, 3200 E Palm Beach Rd., Belle Glade, FL 33430-4702;
DSP-9 / Dose-responses of the citrus leaf miner to several insecticides commonly applied in Florida
James A. Tansey, Moneen M. Jones, Pilar Vanaclocha, and Philip A. Stansly
University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, 2685 SR 29 N., Immokalee, FL
12:15 PM -1:15 PM / Graduate Student Luncheon – with Pioneer Lecturer / Island Room
Student Competition: Ph.D.
Moderated by Jennifer Gillette-Kaufmann / Everglades A&B
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1:30 PM / Transmission of Squash Vein Yellowing Virus to and from Cucurbit Weeds and Effectson Whitefly Behavior
Deepak Shrestha, Susan Webb, Heather McAuslane, and Scott Adkins
Dept. Entomology and Nematology, UF; PO Box 110620,1881 Natural Area Drive, Steinmetz Hall,
Gainesville, FL 32611;
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1:45 PM / Optimizing Host: Parasitoid Ratios and Photoperiod for Efficient Mass Rearing of Tamarixia Radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), A Parasitoid of The Citrus Greening Disease Vector Diaphorina Citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)
Xulin Chen, Monica Triana and Philip A. Stansly
University of Florida IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
2685 State Road 29 N. Immokalee, FL. 34142;
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2:00 PM / Systemic Insecticides and Reflective Mulch for Asian Citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina Citri ) Control in New Citrus Plantings
Scott Croxton and Phil Stansly
University of Florida IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
2685 State Road 29 N. Immokalee, FL. 34142;
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2:15 PM / Susceptibility of Strawberry Varieties to Tetranychus Urticae (Koch) and Establishment of Neoseiulus Californicus(Mcgregor) in Organic Open-Field and High Tunnel Systems
Omotola Dosunmu and Oscar Liburd
University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Dept. Bldg. 970, Natural Area Dr., Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
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2:30 / New Organic Tools, Border Sprays, and Cultivation Tactics for Control of Drosophila suzukii
Lindsy E. Iglesias, Oscar E. Liburd
University of Florida, Entomology & Nematology Dept., 1881 Natural Area Dr., Gainesville, FL
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2:45 / The Dose-Independent Lethal Time of 20-Hydroxyedysone Ingested by Formosan Subterranean Termites
Lucas P. Carnohan, Nan-Yao Su, and Salvador Gezan
University of Florida- IFAS, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, 3205 College Ave. Davie, FL 33314
3:00-3:15 PM / Coffee Break
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3:15 PM / Field Host Specificity of a Potential Hydrilla Biological Control Agent, Cricotopus Lebetis Sublette
(Diptera: Chironomidae).
Eutychus Kariuki, James Cuda, Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman, Stephen Hight, and Raymond Hix
Dept. of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida, Bldg 970 Natural Area Dr.
Gainesville, FL 32611,
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3:30 PM / Development of Silk Fly Olfactory Bioassays
David Owens, Gregg Nuessly, Thomas Colquhoun and Dakshina Seal
University of Florida - IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center, Belle Glade, FL 33430;
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3:45 PM / DOES EXPERIENCE MEDIATE HOST PLANT SELECTION IN SPECIALIST HERBIVORES? EXPLORING THE ROLE OF LEARNING IN D. CITRI HOST PREFERENCE.
Dara Stockton, Xavier Martini, Lukasz Stelinski
University of Florida CREC, 700 Experiment Station Rd. Lake Alfred, FL 33850
Student Competition: M.Sc.
Moderated by Greg Nuessly / Everglades B
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4:00 PM / Evaluation of Monitoring, Biorational Insecticides and Pruning for Integrated Management of Chilli Thrips,
Scirtothrips Dorsalis Hood (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) On Roses
Luis F. Aristizábal, Yan Chen, Ron H. Cherry, Ron D. Cave, and Steven P. Arthurs
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, 2725 Binion Rd, Apopka, FL 32703,
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4:15 PM / Effect of Diaphorina citri (Homoptera: Psyllidae) instar on level of parasitism, sex ratio, and size
of Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Christopher R. Kerr, Norman C. Leppla, Eric A. Rohrig
University of Florida – IFAS, Dep’t of Entomology and Nematology, 1881 Natural Area Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611
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4:30 PM / Florida Host Plant Suitability and Preference for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug:Halyomorpha halys (Stål) Hemiptera: Pentatomidae
Eric G. LeVeen, Amanda Hodges,PhD
University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology/Doctor of Plant Medicine Program
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4:45 PM / Biology of Thalassa montezumae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) A Predaceous Beetle of the Invasive Soft ScalePhalacrococcus howertoni (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in South Florida
Netalie Francis, Lambert Kanga, Muhammad Haseeb, Catharine Mannion
Florida Agricultural and mechanical University, Tallahassee Fl,
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5:00 PM / Vector competence of Florida mosquitoes for chikungunya virus from the Caribbean. Keenan Wiggins
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, 200 9th St. S.E. Vero Beach FL 32962
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM / Mixer Social / Island Room & Terrace
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4th
Time / Meeting/Function / Room / Location
7:00 AM / Past President’s Breakfast / Restaurant
7:30 AM – 8:25 AM / Continental Breakfast / Everglades Foyer
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Registration Continued / Registration Desk
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM / Presentation Collection – Slide Preview / Jasmine
11:00 AM – 5:30 PM / Poster Session / Caloosa B
Submitted Paper Session 1
Moderated by Adrian Hunsberger / Caloosa A
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8:45 AM / Effect of strawberry varieties and miticides on Tetranychus urticae and the predatory mite, Neoseiulus californicus
Janine Razze and Oscar E. Liburd
University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department, 1881 Natural Area Drive Gainesville, FL
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9:00 AM / Creating a field environment in a tent: Do simulations really work?
Phillip E. Kaufman
Entomology and Nematology Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
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9:15 AM / Milkweed Watch: The Search for Invertebrate Diversity Through Citizen Science
Thomas Weissling and Louise Lynch
Department of Entomology, 103 Entomology Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
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9:30 AM / Biological and economical evaluation of an integrated pest management of coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on large coffee farm in Colombia through participatory research
Luis F. Aristizábal1, Hector I. Trujillo2, Alex E. Bustillo3, Mauricio Jiménez4, and Steven P. Arthurs1. Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, 2725 Binion Rd, Apopka, FL 32703,
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9:45 AM / A Trap and Lure for Monitoring Blueberry Gall Midge (Dasineura Oxycoccana Johnson) in Florida Blueberries
Elena M. Rhodes, Shweta Sharma, Hans Alborn, Nicole Benda, and Oscar E. Liburd
Entomology and Nematology Dept., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
10:00 AM / Coffee Break
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10:15 AM / The Fungus, Raffaelea lauricola, Manipulates Release of Host Plant Odors CausingInitial Repellency and Subsequent Attraction to Trees by its Vector, the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle
Xavier Martini, Marc A. Hughes, Jason A. Smith, Lukasz L. Stelinski
University of Florida, CREC, 700 experimental Station road, Lake Alfred, FL
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10:30 AM / The Rise and Fall of Formosan Subterranean Termite Colonies in Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, 2004 – 2014
Nan-Yao Su, Eric Guidry, and Carrie Cottone
Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of
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10:45 AM / Laboratory Host-Specificity Tests with the Kudzu Bug, Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae)A New Invader in Florida
Julio Medal, Susan Halbert and Andrew Santa Cruz
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.
1911 SW 34th Street. Gainesville, FL
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11:00 AM / Biology of a stem boring weevil Apocnemidophorus pipitzi (Faust) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)And its impact on Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolius
J. P. Cuda, J. L. Gillmore, J. C. Medal, J. Bricker, and B. R. Garcete-Barrett
Entomology & Nematology Dept., Charles Steinmetz Hall, PO Box 110620, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
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11:15 AM / Effect of environmental variables on Coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) in Puerto Rico
Jose M. Garcia, Yobana A. Marino, Paul Bayman, and Jose C. V. Rodrigues
University of Puerto Rico-AES, 1193 Calle Guayacan St, San Juan PR
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11:30 AM / Do-It-Yourself Insect Pest Traps
Adrian Hunsberger and Steven Arthurs.1UF/Miami-Dade County Extension
18710 SW 288th Street, Homestead, FL 33030
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11:45 AM / Response of the Subterranean Termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki to Neighboring Con-specific Populations after Baiting with Noviflumuron
Sarah Bernard, Weste Osbrink, Nan-Yao Su
Department of Entomology and Nematology, Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, Florida 33314,
2015 Industry Symposium
Unique Application Methods to Control Insect Pests
Organizers: Catherine Long (Syngenta Crop Protection, Vero Beach, FL)Craig Heim (FMC, Savannah, GA), Bruce Ryser (FMC, Tampa, FL) andScott Ferguson (Atlantic Turf & Ornamental Consulting, Vero Beach, FL) / Everglades C
8:25AM / Welcome IntroductionScott Ferguson
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8:30AM / Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System: An Innovative Approach to Termite Control Born of
Collaboration Between Industry and Academia.
Joe Eger, Dow AgroSciences, 2606 S. Dundee St. Tampa, FL 33629
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8:50 AM / Citrus Trunk and Citrus Root Injection Techniques for the Treatment of Citrus “Greening” Disease.
Tom Minter, Florida Pesticide Research, Inc. 1810 Deleon Street, Oviedo, FL 32765;
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9:10 AM / End Zone Fly Sticker Bait, A New Method For Control of Filth Flies.
Dina Richman, & Bruce Ryser, FMC Corp.,9703 Cypress Pond Avenue, Tampa, FL 33647; Dina Richman, FMC Global Specialty Solutions, 9703 Cypress Pond Avenue, Tampa, Fl. 33647;
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9:30AM / Worldwide Status on the Use of Mating Disruption.
Jack W. Jenkins and Donald Thomson, Pacific Biocontrol Corp, 620 E. Bird Lane, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340;
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9:50AM / A Progressive Approach To Baiting When Managing the Invasive Tawny Crazy Ant, Nylanderia fulva
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Michael Bentley, University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, P.O. Box 110620, Gainesville, FL, 32611
10:10 AM / Coffee Break
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10:30AM / Effective Pest Control Through Trunk Injection Technology.
JB Toorish, Arborjet, Inc., 5860 Ansley Way, Mount Dora, FL 32757;
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10:50 AM / Seed Treatments for Control of Insects in Vegetables
David Belles Syngenta Crop Protection, Chandler AZ;
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11:10 / Utilization of biotech sweetcorn products for pest management.
Roberto Cordero, Seminis Vegetable Seeds Co., 2700 Camino Del Sol, Oxnard, CA 93030
11:30 AM / Discussion and Wrap Up: Scott Ferguson
Symposium
Management of Thrips and Tospoviruses in Florida: Emerging and Long Term Concerns
Organizer: Hugh A. Smith, Ph. D.Assistant Professor, Vegetable EntomologyUniv. Florida/IFAS/Gulf Coast REC,14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL, / Everglades A
8:10AM / Welcome Introduction Hugh Smith
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8:15 AM / Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Thrips and Thrips-Vectored Viruses in Florida
Joe Funderburk, Scott Adkins and Ismael Badillo-Vargas
University of Florida-IFAS, 155 Research Road, Quincy, FL 32351;
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8:30 AM / Transmission of Tospoviruses and Ilarviruses by Thrips
Ismael E. Badillo-Vargas, Joseph E. Funderburk & Scott Adkins
University of Florida, Quincy, Florida;
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8:45 AM / The Role of The IR-4 Project In Helping to Manage Thrips Across Commodities in FL Agriculture.
Michelle Samuel-Foo
IR-4 Southern Region Field Coordinator | Associate Research Scientist
University of Florida | Food and Environmental Toxicology Lab , 1642 SW 23rd Drive
PO Box 110720, Gainesville, FL 32611 –
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9:00 AM / Predator in First: A Prophylactic Biological Control Strategy for Management of Multiple Pests of Pepper
Cindy L. McKenzie, Vivek Kumar, Yingfang Xiao, Lance S. Osborne
US Horticultural Research Laboratory, ARS-USDA 2001, S. Rock Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34947,
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9:15 AM / Thrips in the South Florida Landscape
Catharine Mannion
Associate Professor of Entomology, Tropical Research and Education Center,
18905 SW 280th Street, Homestead, FL 33031,
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9:30 AM / Thrips Species, Seasonal Abundance And Their Management to Suppress Tomato Chlorotic Spot Virus In Homestead Tomato.
Dak Seal Associate Scientist, IPM, Insect Pest of Vegetables, Tropical Research and Education Center
UF/IFAS, 18905 SW 280th St., Homestead, FL 33031,
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9:45 AM / Biology and Management of Flower Thrips in Berry Crops
Oscar Liburd and Elena M. Rhodes
Professor of Fruit and Vegetable Entomology, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Bldg. 970, Natural Area Dr., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620,
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10:00 AM / Toward the Identification Of Thrips Larvae Found With Cultivated Crops And Ornamentals In Florida.
Thomas Skarlinsky and Joe Funderburk ,
USDA, APHIS, PPQ, P.O. Box 660520, Miami, Florida 33266; ,
10:15 AM / Coffee Break
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10:30 AM / Recent Developments in Managing Thrips in Florida Fruit and Vegetable Crops: A Practitioner’s Perspective.
Galen Frantz, Glades Crop Care Inc. 949 Turner Qua , Jupiter, FL 33458,
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10:45 AM / Tolfenpyrad: A New Insecticide for Thrips Control in Florida
Botond BaloghNichino America, 124 Star Shell Drive, Apollo Beach FL 33572,
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11:00 AM / Optimizing thrips control in Florida crops with Radiant and Closer
Alejandro A. Calixto, Melissa Siebert, Luis Gomez, Linda Lindenberg and Scott Houk
Dow AgroSciences, 33245 Mandrake Rd, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543,
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11:15 AM / Managing Thrips in Florida Strawberry
Hugh A. Smith, Jeffery D. Cluever, Curtis A. Nagle. UF IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, 14625 CR 672. Wimauma FL 33598
11:30 AM / Discussion: Priorities for Thrips Management in Florida
Dr. Norman C. Leppla, Professor & Program Director, IPM, University of Florida, IFAS
Entomology and Nematology Department, 1881 Natural Area Drive, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM / Awards Luncheon / Island Room
Submitted Paper Session 2
Moderators Phil Stansly and Jim Tansey / Caloosa A
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2:05 PM / Asian citrus psyllid control and foliar nutrition improve productivity of HLB-infected citrus trees
James A. Tansey, Pilar Vanaclocha, Moneen M. Jones, Cesar Monzo, and Philip A. Stansly
University of Florida, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, 2685 SR 29 N., Immokalee, FL 34142 (USA)
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2:20 PM / Huanglongbing in China: History, Distribution and Current Status
Yijing Cen, Xiaoling Deng, Philip A. Stansly
University of Florida-IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center,2685 SR 29 N., Immokalee, FL
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2:35 PM / Ultrastructure of the salivary glands and bacteria-like structures in the gut and other organsOf the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), vector of huanglongbing disease bacteria
El-Desouky Ammar, David G. Hall and Robert G. Shatters Jr
USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL
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2:50 PM / Infection of The Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina Citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) withCandidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus Increases its Propensity For Dispersal
Kirsten Pelz-Stelinski, Mark Hoffman, Xavier Martini, Lukas Stelinski
Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida-IFAS, 700 Experiment Station Rd, Lake Alfred, FL
3:05 / Coffee Break
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3:20 PM / A Comparison of Plant Species for Rearing Asian Citrus Psyllid
David G. Halland Matthew G. Hentz
USDA-ARS, Fort Pierce,
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3:35 PM / Why is Poncirus Trifoliata Resistant to Colonization by Asian Citrus Psyllid?
Justin George, Stephen L. Lapointe, David G. Hall